Where does “špan” come from?
špan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian ispán, from Proto-Slavic županъ, from Proto-Slavic župa, from Proto-Indo-European gewp- — to cover.
špan (Serbo-Croatian): feudal supervisor
Ancestry of “špan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | ispán | count |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | županъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | župa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gewp- | to cover |